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GREEN ARROW #46
Written by Benjamin Percy, art and cover by Patrick Zircher, variant cover by Kevin Nowlan/Warner Bros. Animation.
The city of Juarez has been overrun by Jefe and his Skeleton Cartel. He plans a sacrifice to honor the Day of the Dead. Can Green Arrow and Tarantula really stop an army of the darkness? Or will they simply become the first victims?
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Nov. 4.
Written by Benjamin Percy, art and cover by Patrick Zircher, variant cover by Kevin Nowlan/Warner Bros. Animation.
The city of Juarez has been overrun by Jefe and his Skeleton Cartel. He plans a sacrifice to honor the Day of the Dead. Can Green Arrow and Tarantula really stop an army of the darkness? Or will they simply become the first victims?
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Nov. 4.
BLACK CANARY #6
Written by Brenden Fletcher, art and cover by Annie Wu, variant cover by Pia Guerra/Warner Bros. Animation.
The secret of who assembled this pack of misfits into the band that became Black Canary is revealed--and the answer is stranger than you'd ever dream! There's a higher purpose to dropping Ditto into Dinah's life, but will they both survive the mission they're meant to complete?
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Nov. 18.
Written by Brenden Fletcher, art and cover by Annie Wu, variant cover by Pia Guerra/Warner Bros. Animation.
The secret of who assembled this pack of misfits into the band that became Black Canary is revealed--and the answer is stranger than you'd ever dream! There's a higher purpose to dropping Ditto into Dinah's life, but will they both survive the mission they're meant to complete?
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Nov. 18.
GREEN ARROW VOL. 4: BLOOD OF THE DRAGON TP
Written by MIKE GRELL
Art by DAN JURGENS, TREVOR VON EEDEN, J.J. BIRCH and others
Cover by J.J. BIRCH
On sale DECEMBER 30 264 pg, FC, $17.99 US
Green Arrow must team up with Shado to rescue her son from the Yakuza. Then, the Emerald Archer is called to Nottingham, England, to investigate a young witch. And, the Warlord arrives in Green Arrows hometown of Seattle. Collects GREEN ARROW #21-28!
Written by MIKE GRELL
Art by DAN JURGENS, TREVOR VON EEDEN, J.J. BIRCH and others
Cover by J.J. BIRCH
On sale DECEMBER 30 264 pg, FC, $17.99 US
Green Arrow must team up with Shado to rescue her son from the Yakuza. Then, the Emerald Archer is called to Nottingham, England, to investigate a young witch. And, the Warlord arrives in Green Arrows hometown of Seattle. Collects GREEN ARROW #21-28!
DEATHSTROKE THE TERMINATOR VOL. 2: SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL TP
Written by MARV WOLFMAN and DAN JURGENS
Art by ART NICHOLS, GEORGE PEREZ, DAN JURGENS, STEVE ERWIN and others
Cover by MIKE ZECK
On sale DECEMBER 23 192 pg, FC, $14.99 US
In this new collection of stories from issues #10-13, ANNUAL #1 and SUPERMAN #68, Deathstroke must train the new Vigilante while he recovers from his own recent injuries. Plus, after being captured by Superman, Deathstroke must escape the Justice League of America.
Written by MARV WOLFMAN and DAN JURGENS
Art by ART NICHOLS, GEORGE PEREZ, DAN JURGENS, STEVE ERWIN and others
Cover by MIKE ZECK
On sale DECEMBER 23 192 pg, FC, $14.99 US
In this new collection of stories from issues #10-13, ANNUAL #1 and SUPERMAN #68, Deathstroke must train the new Vigilante while he recovers from his own recent injuries. Plus, after being captured by Superman, Deathstroke must escape the Justice League of America.
BLACK CANARY #7
Written by BRENDEN FLETCHER
Art and cover by ANNIE WU
On sale DECEMBER 16 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED T
Its the deafening finale of the bands debut tour! Dinah will have to scream louder than she ever has before so loud that the walls of reality will crumble! Its gonna get crazy, folks.
Written by BRENDEN FLETCHER
Art and cover by ANNIE WU
On sale DECEMBER 16 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED T
Its the deafening finale of the bands debut tour! Dinah will have to scream louder than she ever has before so loud that the walls of reality will crumble! Its gonna get crazy, folks.
GREEN ARROW #47
Written by BENJAMIN PERCY
Art by PATRICK ZIRCHER
Cover by JOE BENNETT
Variant covers by TIM SALE
On sale DECEMBER 9 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED T
Retailers: This issue will ship with a standard cover, as well as polybagged variant editions. Please see the order form for more information.
The Day of the Dead is hereand because of Tarantulas betrayal, the Skeleton cartel has captured Green Arrow! Will he survive the dark ceremony...or become part of Jefes empire of bones?
This issue features open-to-order variant covers by Tim Sale that will be shipped in opaque polybags.
Written by BENJAMIN PERCY
Art by PATRICK ZIRCHER
Cover by JOE BENNETT
Variant covers by TIM SALE
On sale DECEMBER 9 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED T
Retailers: This issue will ship with a standard cover, as well as polybagged variant editions. Please see the order form for more information.
The Day of the Dead is hereand because of Tarantulas betrayal, the Skeleton cartel has captured Green Arrow! Will he survive the dark ceremony...or become part of Jefes empire of bones?
This issue features open-to-order variant covers by Tim Sale that will be shipped in opaque polybags.
http://collectededitions.blogspot.c...licitations-for-december2015-january2016.html
Green Arrow Vol. 4: Blood of the Dragon TP
Three cheers for the continuing Mike Grell Green Arrow collections. This one includes Shado and an appearance by another well-known Grell character, Warlord Travis Morgan.
Green Arrow Vol. 4: Blood of the Dragon TP
Three cheers for the continuing Mike Grell Green Arrow collections. This one includes Shado and an appearance by another well-known Grell character, Warlord Travis Morgan.
In the first part of the conversation, the team behind the new Rock 'n' Roll "Black Canary" discussed taking a classic DC hero into a fun, new direction, having Dinah Lance head up a rock band, and re-contextualizing the iconic fishnets that Canary is so well-known for wearing.
On taking Dinah Lance in a whole new direction:
Brenden Fletcher: I think, for me, it just feels like what you naturally want to do as a storyteller. You want to take characters that -- if you're taking other characters that have already existed and you want to do something new and fresh with them, always. And for us, I think we're just trying to stay true to who we picture Dinah Lance to be, but throw her into a new set of circumstances, and let's see how she reacts.
Annie Wu: And it's like amazing when old school fans come up to us and they're like, "This is so weird, but also the Dinah Lance I love." So, that's good feedback.
Fletcher: I get that all the time -- "I didn't think I was going to like this, but this is the best 'Black Canary' I've read in years." [Laughs]
Wu: Yeah, yeah, and we're like, "We'll take that. Yeah, okay."
In the next part of their interview, Fletcher and Wu talk about the legacy of Dinah Lance, a character who originally debuted in 1947, and how even though Canary may look different on the exterior, she's still the same fan-favorite character underneath. Fletcher and Wu then make comparisons between the different eras of Dinah Lance and those of rock legend David Bowie. Wu also discusses the thought process behind the various artistic styles and designs used in "Black Canary," and Fletcher sings Wu's praises as his artist and creative partner on the book.
On artist Annie Wu's amazing work on the book:
Fletcher: It's great to get to work with Annie ... Everything I'm doing I'm just trying to give Annie something fun to draw, because she just wants to draw nothing more than fights on top of buses.
Wu: It's true.
Fletcher: I'm so sorry [Laughs]. Okay, that was the one thing she didn't want--
Wu: One of the first things I told Brenden was like, "I'm not so -- it takes me a long time to draw cars. Maybe try to avoid that."
Fletcher: This is true.
Wu: And then, a few months later, he's like, "Hey, issue #3 is -- it's just a car chase, and most of it takes place on top of a bus."
Fletcher: You managed to angle most of the shots though to cut out the actual vehicle itself ... There was a lot of implication of speed via tassels on the leather jacket. And, you know, you had to draw some motorbikes. I'm really sorry about that. But, for the most part, I've been writing to serve the kind of stuff that -- the kind of violence that Annie would like to draw.
Closing out their conversation, Fletcher and Wu hint at the big changes that lie ahead for Dinah Lance and her band in "Black Canary," and one huge "mic drop" in an upcoming issue.
On what to expect from "Black Canary" in the near future:
Fletcher: Just a handful of words: battle of the bands. I think what we've all been waiting for.
Wu: Yeah, like it has to happen.
Fletcher: You knew it had to happen at some point. But this isn't just some standard battle of the bands. This is a battle of the bands with some superpowers. So things get a little dicey. There are some big changes in store for Dinah Lance and her crew. And we're going to learn mostly all of the answers that we wanted to get out of the series. I think by the time that issue #6 rolls around ... There's a big mic drop at the end of issue #6. Something really huge happens, and Black Canary will never be the same again!
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On taking Dinah Lance in a whole new direction:
Brenden Fletcher: I think, for me, it just feels like what you naturally want to do as a storyteller. You want to take characters that -- if you're taking other characters that have already existed and you want to do something new and fresh with them, always. And for us, I think we're just trying to stay true to who we picture Dinah Lance to be, but throw her into a new set of circumstances, and let's see how she reacts.
Annie Wu: And it's like amazing when old school fans come up to us and they're like, "This is so weird, but also the Dinah Lance I love." So, that's good feedback.
Fletcher: I get that all the time -- "I didn't think I was going to like this, but this is the best 'Black Canary' I've read in years." [Laughs]
Wu: Yeah, yeah, and we're like, "We'll take that. Yeah, okay."
In the next part of their interview, Fletcher and Wu talk about the legacy of Dinah Lance, a character who originally debuted in 1947, and how even though Canary may look different on the exterior, she's still the same fan-favorite character underneath. Fletcher and Wu then make comparisons between the different eras of Dinah Lance and those of rock legend David Bowie. Wu also discusses the thought process behind the various artistic styles and designs used in "Black Canary," and Fletcher sings Wu's praises as his artist and creative partner on the book.
On artist Annie Wu's amazing work on the book:
Fletcher: It's great to get to work with Annie ... Everything I'm doing I'm just trying to give Annie something fun to draw, because she just wants to draw nothing more than fights on top of buses.
Wu: It's true.
Fletcher: I'm so sorry [Laughs]. Okay, that was the one thing she didn't want--
Wu: One of the first things I told Brenden was like, "I'm not so -- it takes me a long time to draw cars. Maybe try to avoid that."
Fletcher: This is true.
Wu: And then, a few months later, he's like, "Hey, issue #3 is -- it's just a car chase, and most of it takes place on top of a bus."
Fletcher: You managed to angle most of the shots though to cut out the actual vehicle itself ... There was a lot of implication of speed via tassels on the leather jacket. And, you know, you had to draw some motorbikes. I'm really sorry about that. But, for the most part, I've been writing to serve the kind of stuff that -- the kind of violence that Annie would like to draw.
Closing out their conversation, Fletcher and Wu hint at the big changes that lie ahead for Dinah Lance and her band in "Black Canary," and one huge "mic drop" in an upcoming issue.
On what to expect from "Black Canary" in the near future:
Fletcher: Just a handful of words: battle of the bands. I think what we've all been waiting for.
Wu: Yeah, like it has to happen.
Fletcher: You knew it had to happen at some point. But this isn't just some standard battle of the bands. This is a battle of the bands with some superpowers. So things get a little dicey. There are some big changes in store for Dinah Lance and her crew. And we're going to learn mostly all of the answers that we wanted to get out of the series. I think by the time that issue #6 rolls around ... There's a big mic drop at the end of issue #6. Something really huge happens, and Black Canary will never be the same again!
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Preview: BLACK CANARY #5
http://www.comicvine.com/articles/exclusive-preview-black-canary-5/1100-153903/
http://www.comicvine.com/articles/exclusive-preview-black-canary-5/1100-153903/
BLACK CANARY #8
Written by BRENDEN FLETCHER
Art and cover by ANNIE WU
On sale JANUARY 20 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED T
In recent weeks, a mysterious white ninja has appeared at the edges of Dinahs life, but her agenda has never been clearuntil now! The truth about who she is will open up a whole new world for Dinah and will require new allies by her side as well!
Written by BRENDEN FLETCHER
Art and cover by ANNIE WU
On sale JANUARY 20 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED T
In recent weeks, a mysterious white ninja has appeared at the edges of Dinahs life, but her agenda has never been clearuntil now! The truth about who she is will open up a whole new world for Dinah and will require new allies by her side as well!
GREEN ARROW #48
Written by BENJAMIN PERCY
Art by PATRICK ZIRCHER
Cover by SZYMON KUDRANSKI
Adult Coloring Book Variant cover by CULLY HAMNER
On sale JANUARY 6 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED T
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for details.
As a result of the traumatic effects of the recent ANNUAL #1, Oliver Queen has contracted the Lukos virus! As he struggles to find a cure, he must stay far away from his friends and familyor else hell tear them to shreds!
Written by BENJAMIN PERCY
Art by PATRICK ZIRCHER
Cover by SZYMON KUDRANSKI
Adult Coloring Book Variant cover by CULLY HAMNER
On sale JANUARY 6 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED T
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for details.
As a result of the traumatic effects of the recent ANNUAL #1, Oliver Queen has contracted the Lukos virus! As he struggles to find a cure, he must stay far away from his friends and familyor else hell tear them to shreds!
BIRDS OF PREY VOL. 2 TP
Written by CHUCK DIXON
Art by GREG LAND, DREW GERACI and others
Cover by GREG LAND and BRIAN STELFREEZE
On sale FEBRUARY 24 200 pg, FC, $19.99 US
In this thrilling collection from BIRDS OF PREY #1-8 and the RAVENS one-shot, Oracle and Black Canary investigate a vicious slave trader, run into deadly female mercenaries, take on the Kobra crime organization, fight a prehistoric monster, try to bring a war criminal to trial, and cross paths with Dick Grayson!
Written by CHUCK DIXON
Art by GREG LAND, DREW GERACI and others
Cover by GREG LAND and BRIAN STELFREEZE
On sale FEBRUARY 24 200 pg, FC, $19.99 US
In this thrilling collection from BIRDS OF PREY #1-8 and the RAVENS one-shot, Oracle and Black Canary investigate a vicious slave trader, run into deadly female mercenaries, take on the Kobra crime organization, fight a prehistoric monster, try to bring a war criminal to trial, and cross paths with Dick Grayson!
Deadshot has a deathwish, and Brian Buccellato wants to tell you about it.
Although fans might know Buccellato best for his mainstream superhero work on The Flash and Detective Comics, outside of DC he's better known as a horror writer on indie titles like Sons of the Devil and Foster.
And now Buccellato is bringing his darker sensibilities to the DC Universe with January's Suicide Squad Most Wanted: Deadshot/Katana. The issue, which DC put together to leverage some of the interest for next year's Suicide Squad movie, will feature two regular-sized comic book stories together in one over-sized issue. While Katana co-creator Mike W. Barr is teaming with artist Diogenes Neves for the Katana story, Buccellato is working with Viktor Bogdanovic on the Deadshot story.
And although the issue will feature some members of the Suicide Squad, Buccellato said the story gets very personal for Floyd as he goes on a solo mission. Newsarama talked to Buccellato to find out more about the story, about his interest in Deadshot and what else the writer has up his sleeve.
Newsarama: Brian, I already talked to Mike about his Katana story. His interest was kind of obvious, since he co-created Katana. But why did Deadshot interest you as a writer?
Brian Buccellato: I think Deadshot plays to my strengths in a lot of ways. I know that a lot of people see Flash and think that Francis and I are all about the good guy characters, the more wholesome heroes. But anybody who's followed me and stepped outside my DC work knows that I tend toward a lot darker material. Sons of the Devil is a horror, and I did Foster a few years ago, which was also horror.
For me, Deadshot was interesting because he's darker and troubled and haunted. He's got a death wish. And I just wanted to explore that.
So I think he's a character that's tailor made for me to do what I do well. Nrama: This character is getting a lot of attention because of the Suicide Squad movie. I know the character you're writing is the one from the current DC Universe, as opposed to the movie. But did the film play at all into the way you approached him, or anything about the story? Buccellato: There is definitely an impact on the story, but not necessarily in the way that people might expect. I don't know how spoiler-y I want to get, but there is going to be a foil for Deadshot in this story, and that character will bear more than a passing resemblance to a certain character in the movie.
Nrama: Do you know a lot about the movie? More than most people?
Buccellato: No, I only know what everyone else knows. I don't have any special insight. I know that Will Smith is playing Deadshot and he looks pretty awesome.
Nrama: I know it's hard to tease a one-issue story, but can you set up the situation in which we find Deadshot in your issue, and what happens to kick off the story?
Buccellato: Absolutely. This is a solo book it's not a Suicide Squad book, even though you will see Suicide Squad members in this story it really focuses on, initially, a mission that he goes on on his own.
Lloyd's got a secret about his past. And it comes back on him. And that motivates a choice that he makes out on his own, against the wishes of Amanda Waller and the Suicide Squad.
Nrama: It sounds like it's a personal story. How would you describe this character as you're writing him in this issue?
Although fans might know Buccellato best for his mainstream superhero work on The Flash and Detective Comics, outside of DC he's better known as a horror writer on indie titles like Sons of the Devil and Foster.
And now Buccellato is bringing his darker sensibilities to the DC Universe with January's Suicide Squad Most Wanted: Deadshot/Katana. The issue, which DC put together to leverage some of the interest for next year's Suicide Squad movie, will feature two regular-sized comic book stories together in one over-sized issue. While Katana co-creator Mike W. Barr is teaming with artist Diogenes Neves for the Katana story, Buccellato is working with Viktor Bogdanovic on the Deadshot story.
And although the issue will feature some members of the Suicide Squad, Buccellato said the story gets very personal for Floyd as he goes on a solo mission. Newsarama talked to Buccellato to find out more about the story, about his interest in Deadshot and what else the writer has up his sleeve.
Newsarama: Brian, I already talked to Mike about his Katana story. His interest was kind of obvious, since he co-created Katana. But why did Deadshot interest you as a writer?
Brian Buccellato: I think Deadshot plays to my strengths in a lot of ways. I know that a lot of people see Flash and think that Francis and I are all about the good guy characters, the more wholesome heroes. But anybody who's followed me and stepped outside my DC work knows that I tend toward a lot darker material. Sons of the Devil is a horror, and I did Foster a few years ago, which was also horror.
For me, Deadshot was interesting because he's darker and troubled and haunted. He's got a death wish. And I just wanted to explore that.
So I think he's a character that's tailor made for me to do what I do well. Nrama: This character is getting a lot of attention because of the Suicide Squad movie. I know the character you're writing is the one from the current DC Universe, as opposed to the movie. But did the film play at all into the way you approached him, or anything about the story? Buccellato: There is definitely an impact on the story, but not necessarily in the way that people might expect. I don't know how spoiler-y I want to get, but there is going to be a foil for Deadshot in this story, and that character will bear more than a passing resemblance to a certain character in the movie.
Nrama: Do you know a lot about the movie? More than most people?
Buccellato: No, I only know what everyone else knows. I don't have any special insight. I know that Will Smith is playing Deadshot and he looks pretty awesome.
Nrama: I know it's hard to tease a one-issue story, but can you set up the situation in which we find Deadshot in your issue, and what happens to kick off the story?
Buccellato: Absolutely. This is a solo book it's not a Suicide Squad book, even though you will see Suicide Squad members in this story it really focuses on, initially, a mission that he goes on on his own.
Lloyd's got a secret about his past. And it comes back on him. And that motivates a choice that he makes out on his own, against the wishes of Amanda Waller and the Suicide Squad.
Nrama: It sounds like it's a personal story. How would you describe this character as you're writing him in this issue?
Buccellato: As I understand him, he carries a tremendous amount of guilt. But he's not going to kill himself. What he will do is put himself in situations where someone else can kill him. That's not to say he's doing suicide by cop or anything like that. He will fight to stay alive, but he takes chances, and he does things that are incredibly risky and could cause him to die, because he really doesn't give a damn. He truly is a character who doesn't care if he lives or dies.
I think he's a very dangerous type of person to have in your life, if you're a friend of his or an enemy.
That's interesting to me, exploring that type of person, who truly doesn't care.
Nrama: For this you're working with Viktor Bogdanovic. What do you think of his work here?
Buccellato: He's really talented, and his first six or seven pages are really good. I'm really happy with how it's come out so far.
You will see a nice body count, so he's had plenty of opportunities to show Deadshot at his best.
But also, there is a lot of emotional content in my story.
Nrama: So I was right that it's a personal story?
Buccellato: Yeah.
There is a path that's been set up in the "New 52," and it may not be the path that very happens for Deadshot. So we're going to explore a lot of emotional stuff in his life.
Nrama: Does the story involve Lex Luthor? There was something about him in the solicitation.
Buccellato: No. He was there in early stages, but he kind of got cut from the story because I wanted to focus more on the character of Floyd and what he's going through. The more I worked on his story and getting him to the place I want him to be, there was less room for Lex. So for those of you who are expecting to see Lex Luthor, he's not going to be there.
We'll still see other members of the Suicide Squad.
Nrama: What else are you working on, Brian? I know you just left Detective Comics, but you've got some other things happening at DC and elsewhere, right?
Buccellato: I'm working Injustice: Year Five for DC. That one is underway, and it's focusing on the villains. This is the last year before it catches up to the video game. So this is the last year of Injustice. So we have some work to do to get the world's status quo to where it is in the video game. So a lot of things will be geared around that and around villain characters. In Year Two, it was about Green Lantern, Year Three was about magic and Year Four was about the gods. And Year Five is now going to be about the villains.
And then I have the trade paperback for Sons of the Devil coming out at the end of this month, which collects the first five issues by myself and Toni Infante. We're working on the next arc, which will come out beginning in March.
And then I also have another Image series coming soon. I can't say what it is, but it'll be announced in January.
I think he's a very dangerous type of person to have in your life, if you're a friend of his or an enemy.
That's interesting to me, exploring that type of person, who truly doesn't care.
Nrama: For this you're working with Viktor Bogdanovic. What do you think of his work here?
Buccellato: He's really talented, and his first six or seven pages are really good. I'm really happy with how it's come out so far.
You will see a nice body count, so he's had plenty of opportunities to show Deadshot at his best.
But also, there is a lot of emotional content in my story.
Nrama: So I was right that it's a personal story?
Buccellato: Yeah.
There is a path that's been set up in the "New 52," and it may not be the path that very happens for Deadshot. So we're going to explore a lot of emotional stuff in his life.
Nrama: Does the story involve Lex Luthor? There was something about him in the solicitation.
Buccellato: No. He was there in early stages, but he kind of got cut from the story because I wanted to focus more on the character of Floyd and what he's going through. The more I worked on his story and getting him to the place I want him to be, there was less room for Lex. So for those of you who are expecting to see Lex Luthor, he's not going to be there.
We'll still see other members of the Suicide Squad.
Nrama: What else are you working on, Brian? I know you just left Detective Comics, but you've got some other things happening at DC and elsewhere, right?
Buccellato: I'm working Injustice: Year Five for DC. That one is underway, and it's focusing on the villains. This is the last year before it catches up to the video game. So this is the last year of Injustice. So we have some work to do to get the world's status quo to where it is in the video game. So a lot of things will be geared around that and around villain characters. In Year Two, it was about Green Lantern, Year Three was about magic and Year Four was about the gods. And Year Five is now going to be about the villains.
And then I have the trade paperback for Sons of the Devil coming out at the end of this month, which collects the first five issues by myself and Toni Infante. We're working on the next arc, which will come out beginning in March.
And then I also have another Image series coming soon. I can't say what it is, but it'll be announced in January.
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